"The Bower Yet Remains": Historical and Archaeological Technomic Analysis of Anchor Design Trends in The Long Nineteenth Century

In the course of undertaking maritime archaeological research, archaeologists often find that anchors are without context or provenance and that the only potential identifying features lie in an anchor's design. This study attempts to create an avenue through which such anchors tentatively can be dated. Research is specifically aimed to further the study of anchors within the scope of maritime commerce during the "long nineteenth century" (1789-1914) by focusing on technological change. Historical and archaeological anchor data pertaining to Anglo-American anchor design was collected from Washington, D.C., and North Carolina and analyzed in light of historical trends.

Department dc:contributor.department

History

Grantor dc:publisher

East Carolina University

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Marlowe, Elizabeth P.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Richards, Nathan

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6522

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:thescholarship.ecu.edu:10342/6522